TRAVEL TALES

Young Chang

Winnie the Pooh’s “hunny” pot made for a really fun ride. It wasn’t

the most scary or thrilling attraction at Walt Disney World’s Magic

Kingdom in Orlando, Fla., but it was absolutely “Pooh-rific” as far as

Kylie and Kendall Mulvaney are concerned.

And what kid, (or adult, in some cases) could ask for anything more?

The Newport Beach girls are quick to choose this as one of their

favorite rides. Each holding a souvenir set of Snow White mirrors and

brushes they got during their 5-day stay in the happiest of all kingdoms,

Kendall, 4, rubs the brush excitedly against her leg as she talks.

“And we saw Tigger too,” she said.

But her sister Kylie, 6, clearly prefers the more feminine rulers of

the animated world: Belle, Cinderella, Minnie Mouse and Sleeping Beauty,

each of whom they met while in the theme park.

When asked why she likes Sleeping Beauty, Kylie gives a simple answer.

“Because she’s my favorite princess,” she said.

The young girls visited the Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and MGM

Disney Studios with their parents, Brian and Lauren Mulvaney, their twin

sisters, Katherine and Kennedy, who are all of 18 months old and their

grandmother who lives in Florida.

The family had been to Orlando before but had not seen all the parts

of Disney World.

“It was wonderful to have a vacation that the kids could do so much

at,” the mother of four said. “They keep entertained.”

Past trips to beaches and other vacation spots were more difficult

when it came to making sure the kids were safe and having fun, but the

springtime Magic Kingdom experience seemed to suit the whole family, said

Brian Mulvaney, an investment banker.

Pushing strollers and walking through Disney World’s many parks was

surprisingly easy because there weren’t as many visitors as they

expected, the Mulvaneys said.

Kylie, a kindergartner at Eastbluff Elementary School, laughed a lot

as she stepped from Asia to Africa inside the ride “It’s a Small World

After All.” In the Animal Kingdom, the children loved watching a mother

bear playfully chase her babies around. At night, they marveled at

firecrackers exploding overhead.

Kendall also enjoyed the simple fact that they stayed in a hotel --

there was room service and the pool outside was shaped like Mickey Mouse.

“But the part that I liked the most is the monorail, because I like

the monorail and it’s fun,” Kendall said.

The sisters agree, though, that seeing Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald,

all the princesses and “Lion King’s” Simba and the crew made for the most

exciting celebrity-sighting experience.

“I want to go back,” Kylie said.

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